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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Marsh hay was big business locally
Wild grass was cultivated in Holland Marsh between 1880s and 1920s
Sep 7, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Trains brought prosperity, tragedy to Allandale
March 20, 1888, started like any other for the five-man crew of Allandale-based plow
Sep 1, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
A look back at once thriving village of Holt
Holt was founded in the 1830s, 'rising out of the woods and fields of wildflowers and fattening itself on the fertility of the land'
Aug 31, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Gilford brothers served country in WW2
While Louis Neilly took part in bombing missions overseas, brother Albert trained pilots at home
Aug 18, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Gwillim earned the honours she received
West Gwillimbury was named for Elizabeth Posthuma Gwillim, wife of Lt.-Gov. John Graves Simcoe
Aug 17, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Removing stumps was hard, heavy work
Sometimes dynamite was used, but most often settlers used a stump-puller, a tall, tripod-shaped device that — as the name describes — literally pulled the stump from the soil
Aug 4, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Casting a light on an almost forgotten wagonmaker
'If not a newspaper advertisement from the 1860s, we may never know of this man and his contributions to Bradford.' columnist writes
Aug 3, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Wagon kept things rolling in early Ontario
'Even after railways arrived to make the shipping of goods over long distances faster and more economical, wagons remained essential,' columnist writes
Jul 21, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Queen's Hotel was centre of attention
John Stewart's gamble paid off with establishment in Thornton
Jul 20, 2024 10:00 AM
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POSTCARD MEMORIES:
Arctic expedition began in Holland River
Sir John Franklin started second expedition in 1825
Jul 6, 2024 10:00 AM
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